How long does it take to inflate and deflate?
12161
Inflation takes a minute, it's super fast. I'd say deflating takes longer though & you'll need to squeeze the air out of it to put it away. I fold it in thirds, then have my kids lay on it & roll from the step to the back-about 5 minutes.
48950
"Takes a few hours to inflate" is an exaggeration. It maybe takes an hour to inflate if left to itself, but if you want to speed up the process just blow yourself, a few blows and it's inflated in minutes. I wouldn't let it stop you from buying these Therm a rests. They are good quality at a great price.
1386880
The pump is built into the mattress, all you do is open a little hatch and plug it in . It goes up pretty quick and deflates quickly. I'm not say seconds, but 5min at the most for inflating it. I think the pump works better than any other pumps I've bought seperate from other mattresses
1008853
It took a while using an electric inflator. It took a half of an hour the first time and then we adjusted the firmness the second day. We had it in the ocean for 3 weeks and only needed to put air in it once or twice. It really is an amazing float.
712917
I used it to inflate a completely flat tire, it was not super fast but it did the job. Probably 8 minutes or so.
814590
A couple of minutes. It is like a little square box when deflated sort of the size of a bed pillow. Would fit under sink easily
1642554
You bet. It takes maybe 10 minutes to deflate and roll up. This has been great for our family!!
1642168
Buy an air pump that has a deflate option and it is a piece of cake. Deflated it goes in the box it came in. I bought two and my grandkids beat them to death wrestling, running on them and jumping off them for two weeks of daily abuse. Love these floats. Great buy.
1912314
It deflates in about 10-15 mins, to deflate quicker you can press it & fold it & roll it up. Roll the bed from the bottom, away from the air vent release & it will deflate quicker & fold nice & flat to store in the bag it came with.
1722820
June, I personally have never had to deflate it but I can't foresee that as any problem. Just pull the plug and let it deflate. Inflating it was simple! Hope this helps. P.S.This is still a HUGE favourite with my granddaughter. Can say enough good about this product!
1422318
It inflates pretty fast. We gave it to a grandson and our daughter recalls it being well under a minute.
1422317
Hello... It inflates for as long as the batteries last. I suggest you take extra batteries. I would say each about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Depending on the batteries.
2123217
It's not hard to inflate at all. Only one of the valves is the kind you have to pinch while you blow air in, and that portion doesn't need much air. My husband inflated the whole thing in maybe five minutes.
322479
I use an electric air pump and it inflates quickly in less then 5 minutes. Your time may vary depending on pump. To be honest the center foot pillow takes longer to inflate due to the small diameter of the air valve. I always deflate after use and store back in my garage. The larger diameter air valves on the outer main floats allow it to deflate in just a few minutes. Hope this answers your question.
1154100
It has 3 areas to inflate and the overall time is 5 minutes. Hope this helos!
1850418
It'll take days to inflate it by mouth. If you use a dinky car charger air pump, it takes about 30 minutes. If you use an inexpensive electric air pump it takes about 5 minutes. Deflating is pretty quick, but good luck fitting it back into the carrying bag it comes with. It's very difficult to be able to get every little bit of air out and roll it up as flat as it was when we got it.
1950235
It takes me about 5 minutes. My friend has a Big Agnes pad and it takes him just as long. The difference is that you have to fill 6 different sections, with 6 different valves. Inflating it is not as bad as I thought it would be. Deflating it is another matter. It is irritating to fight the little pinch valves to get the air out.